Who's behind the news?
Who's behind the news?
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Newsjunkie.net is a resource guide for journalists. We show who's behind the news, and provide tools to help navigate the modern business of information.
Use of Data
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How VOA was condemned, reprieved, and what 's next
What has unfolded inside VOA is not just a bureaucratic crisis or a political struggle. It shows how swiftly institutions can be destroyed from the inside.
36% of education agency's data projects suspended
By the American Statistical Association’s count, over one-third of the data products developed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to observe the demographics, efficacy, and safety of our nation’s schools, have been abandoned in 2025.
Focusing on one corner of the data world shows the way forward
Independent researchers are developing their own methods of data collection and analysis in the wake of the administration's removal of public knowledge.
Use the Prairie Fire resource pages to help stop the erosion of public knowledge
A guide to the seven key Prairie Fire resource centers—and how anyone interested in protecting public data can use them.
Lynda Kellam on the Data Rescue Project and the battle for accessible info
Lynda Kellam is a data librarian and director of research at an Ivy League institution, and a founding member of the Data Rescue Project (DPR).
Data behind bars: Incarceration, missing federal statistics, and why erasure is dangerous
Wanda Bertram is a communications strategist at the Prison Policy Initiative, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization that produces widely cited research on mass incarceration and the broader criminal legal system.
Independent network of former and current HHS employees.
Tucker, Georgia
Nonprofit public health advocacy organization founded by former HHS employees.
San Francisco
Independent, nonprofit successor to Climate.gov focused on safeguarding public access to trusted climate data, tools, and information.
Advocacy/FEMA monitoring group focused on public safety policy and disaster readiness; runs press communications and public campaigns.
Community/campaign of off-duty, fired, and former/retired National Park Service employees advocating for protection of public lands and federal workers.
Washington
International nonprofit scientific association supporting a global community interested in advancing discovery in Earth and space sciences for the benefit of humanity.
Princeton
Independent nonprofit of scientists and communicators producing research and climate-impact analyses, plus tools and content for journalists and the public.
Washington
Nonpartisan think tank and invitational membership organization that "advances understanding of criminal justice policy choices and builds consensus for solutions that enhance safety and justice for all."
Stanford
Stanford University–based program providing data, tools, collaborations, and an archiving service to help local journalists pursue accountability reporting at scale.
San Francisco
American research group focused on highlighting the public's Environmental Right to Know (ERTK).
San Francisco
The Internet Archive is an independent digital library. With a collection spanning billions of websites, books, movies, music and software, IA is among the largest digital repositories in the world. Its stated mission is to provide “Universal Access to All Knowledge.”
The Prison Policy Initiative is a non-profit research organization that produces analyses of the US carceral system.
The Jail Data Initiative (JDI) is a project from New York University’s Public Safety Lab that scrapes daily county jail rosters.
The Vera Institute of Justice is a non-profit research and advocacy organization focused on the US criminal justice system and prison reform.
